Hungary — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Hungary, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Hungary was 60.58% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 60.66% in 2024. The lowest was 50.82% in 1998 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.46% per year.
Hungary ranks 98 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Hungary sits above it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 8%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 20 of 49 economies; Germany (60.57%) is just below it. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 150 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 148th of 187 in 1990 → 154th of 187 in 2000 → 150th of 187 in 2010 → 108th of 187 in 2020 → 97th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 60.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 60.61% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 59.86% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 59.12% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 58.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 58.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 57.83% | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 56.21% | +1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 55.01% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 53.52% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 52.87% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 52.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 51.99% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 51.56% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 52.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 52.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 52.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 52.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 52.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 51.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 51.77% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 51.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 51.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 50.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 50.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 50.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 50.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 50.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 51.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 51.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 51.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 51.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hungary’s Labor participation in 1991?
51.24% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Hungary’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +17.5% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 60.58%; 2024: 60.66%; 2023: 60.61%; 2022: 59.86%; 2021: 59.12%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.